We are delighted to announce that the University of Leeds (UL) and the British University in Dubai (BUiD) have signed an agreement to deliver a joint MSc in Project Management. This programme is designed as a 24 month part-time MSc for working professionals and will be delivered in person in Dubai, UAE. Prof Khalid Al...
Last week, members of the LCP, including both staff and doctoral researchers, actively participated in the 39th British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference. Hosted by the University of Kent, the event saw strong engagement from our group with the UK's leading management research community. Dr. Rodrigo Juarez represents the LCP in the BAM Project...
The annual LCP Flagship in Residence Event is the highlight of our calendar and brings to live the three dimensions of our knowledge ecosystem: education, research and engagement. This year, we had over 50 participants from industry, government, professional bodies as well as MSc students, PhD researchers and academics come together under the theme "Think...
On Saturday, four our PhD researchers presented at the British University in Dubai (BUiD) Doctoral Research Conference (BDRC) 2025. Since its inception in 2015, the BDRC has grown to the largest doctoral conference in the UAE and is intended for upcoming researchers. A total of 42 doctoral researchers from BUiD and its partner universities (Edinburgh,...
Last week, the 25th Annual Conference of the European Academy of Management took place in Florence, Italy. Various members of the LCP attended the conference, demonstrating strong engagement with the leading conference in the field of project management. Our Director completes her term as SIG Chair Our Director Professor Christine Unterhitzenberger has been...
For a second year, the Leeds Centre for Projects annual writing retreat took place at Hazlewood Castle in Tadcaster. The writing retreat is an opportunity for LCP members to dedicate time to a specific piece of academic writing. Days are structured to allow protected writing time alongside scheduled breaks and time for fresh air and...
We are delighted to announce that the MSc Engineering Project Management programme at the University of Leeds has been officially accredited by the Association for Project Management (APM) — the only chartered body for the project profession in the UK. This recognition reflects the academic quality, industry relevance, and professional alignment of the programme. Most...
Earlier this week LCP PhD researchers and their supervisors had the opportunity to attend the Joint Doctoral Conference between the UCL Project Hub, the Leeds Centre for Project and the University of Manchester. Running for the second time, this year it was hosted by the UCL Project Hub and they organised a packed programme for...
Our lecturer Dr Dicle Kortantamer reflects on her experience judging the recent regional APM awards. Read below what she has to say: I had the privilege of serving as a judge for two great initiatives of the Association for Project Management: the Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Project Management Challenge 2025 and the APM Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire Emerging...
Warren Beardall, final year PhD researcher, has just co-authored a paper for the Association for Project Management. This was a collaboration with Andrew Edkins (Emeritus Professor, University College London) and the Policy and Public Affairs Team at the APM. In November 2024 the APM made an open appeal for academics with specialism in the use...